# Are these strawberry plants?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 29, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217 "2012-03-29T23:20:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Super\_Kapowzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/1 "2012-03-29T23:20:50Z")

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I was on an early-season Creeping Charlie patrol when I found these around my clothesline post.

Str[http://imgur.com/DvG1u](http://imgur.com/DvG1u)awberrys

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**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/2 "2012-03-29T23:42:47Z")

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They look very much like strawberry plants, you should know shortly. FYI if they are be gentle with them the plants are delicate. Fresh strawberries are awesome

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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/3 "2012-03-29T23:47:48Z")

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They are probably _Waldsteinia_, otherwise known as [barren strawberries](http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=wafr).

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**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/4 "2012-03-29T23:51:06Z")

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They are some kind of strawberry. I am guessing wild strawberry. The leaves look too small and crenellated for garden strawberry, though there are many varieties.

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**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/5 "2012-03-29T23:53:28Z")

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They look exactly like what we have in the yard - they grow tiny red berries, and the bunnies love to eat them. I’ve never tasted one, but they _look_ like miniature strawberries.

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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/6 "2012-03-29T23:57:01Z")

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**Antigen** , those are _Potentilla_, or [mock strawberries](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_strawberry).

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**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/7 "2012-03-30T00:02:00Z")

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> [@freckafree](#):
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> **Antigen** , those are _Potentilla_, or [mock strawberries](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_strawberry).

Yes, that’s them!

As much fun as it is to have a rabbit buffet in the front yard, I’d sure love to control those damn plants. They get _everywhere_.

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/8 "2012-03-30T03:12:44Z")

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What would you expect to find in strawberry fields?

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-strawberry-plants/617217/9 "2012-03-30T19:57:56Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> What would you expect to find in strawberry fields?

Nothing real.